Chronic constipation in children
Chronic constipation and faecal disorders have now become a very significant problem in childhood, as well as in older children and adolescents. In the context of nutrition, many mistakes are made,...
Diabetes mellitus in children - what symptoms may indicate its onset?
Diabetes mellitusis a metabolic disease characterised by a disorder of carbohydratemetabolism. Its intrinsic component is a state of hyperglycaemia, i.e. an elevated blood glucose concentration,...
Use of inhalation therapy in childhood diseases
Inhalation therapy has a wide range of applications in the treatment of many respiratory diseases, both in the context of conditions affecting the lungs, as well as those affecting the nasal cavity...
Probiotics and prebiotics and atopic dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis is one of the most common allergic conditions in children. In theory, allergies are already well understood, in practice, not everything is really certain - this is why there is...
Autoimmune haemolytic anaemias, or can we destroy our own blood cells?
Autoimmune anaemias are a disease entity based on an abnormal functioning of the immune system. This abnormal response involves the destruction of the body's own cells as a result of misrecognition...
What is achondroplasia?
Achondroplasia is classified as a genetic disease, occurring once in every 28,000 live births. The disease manifests itself in infancy, producing symptoms such as changes in the appearance of the...
Viral pneumonia in children - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
The lungs (Latin pulmo) have been developed in humans as a result of the increased need for oxygen. The embryonic cotyledon from which they arise is the endoderm. Like other organs in the human body,...
Disordered blood clotting - what are haemorrhagic diathesis?
Blood clotting disorders are disorders of the homeostatic process that can affect almost any component of the blood. Haemorrhagic diathesis can be related to both blood element abundance and...
Irritable bowel syndrome in children - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Recent scientific studies, confirmed by the opinions of paediatricians, indicate that irritable bowel syndrome (IBS for short) is a very common condition in children. Unfortunately, the diagnosis of...
Throat problems in children
Among childhood illnesses, diseases of the throat also have their place. ENT diseases are of crucial importance for the proper development of the child, as well as posing a direct threat to the...
Chest pain in children
Chest pain in children is a common complaint. Based on my own experience, I can say that almost every time I was on duty in the Hospital Emergency Department, I had to deal with one or two patients...
Imaging methods for laryngeal lesions
The larynx is the organ in our body responsible for phonation, as well as taking an active part in the respiratory process and preventing food and drink from entering the lower respiratory tract. In...
Premature puberty of the mammary glands (thelarche praecox)
Parents often come to the paediatrician concerned about the enlargement of the mammary glands in girls of a few months or so. The condition is usually discovered accidentally, while nursing the baby....
Lung and bronchial diseases in children part II
The second part of this paper will discuss diseases with a chronic, or long-term, course. A child with a chronic disease requires careful care, systematic administration of medication. For all...
Coombs Reaction
A serological conflict between mother and child can imply adverse changes in the child's blood composition. If haemolytic disease or haemolytic anaemia is suspected, laboratory tests are necessary,...
Haemolytic disease in newborns
A serological conflict in the Rh system between mother and child is responsible for the development of haemolytic disease in newborns. The mother, due to the serological incompatibility, starts to...
Childhood rhinitis observations
Paediatricians urge parents to pay attention to the type, density and colour of their children's nasal discharge. Is this therefore an important diagnostic clue for parents and the doctor?
Cardiogenic syncope in children and adolescents
Syncope is one of the most common causes of visits to the paediatrician or GP. Reflex and orthostatic syncope are much more common than cardiogenic syncope, but it is the latter that poses the...
Asthma in children
In 1993, GINA, the Global Initiative for Asthma, was established to improve care and optimise treatment by publishing reports on the condition. Often, asthma is a disease that affects children, hence...
Scarlet fever again among Polish children!
We associate scarlet fever with a disease of ancient times. However, recently there has been an increase in the incidence among children. What are the symptoms of scarlet fever and how to treat it...
